Resilient wheel.



Vl, AK MYERS.

RESILIENT WHEEL.

APPLlcANoN FILED N0v.1, 191@Y 1927253969 Patented July 9, 1918,

ATTORNEY entre enanas nanna ernten.

MELVIN A. MYERS, 0F KANE, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR OE THREE TWO-HUNDREDTHS TO H. W. SHORT, ONE TWO-HUNDREDTH TO CHAS. W. NELSON, TWO TWO-HUN- DREDTHS TO F. W. SPENCER, FIVE TWO-HUNDREDTHS TO RCHIE SHORT, THREE TWO-HUNDREDTHS TO MEADE ROBINSON, THREE TWO-HUNDREDTHS TO C. G. DAHLEN, THREE TWO-HUNDREDTHS TO LYLE F. ROBINSON, TWO TWO-HUNDREDTHS TO W. P. ZINK, THREE TWO-HUNDREDTHS TO HAROLD SPENCER, TWO TWO-HUN- DREDTHS TO WILLIAM H. SPENCE, THREE TWO-HUNDREDTHS TO F.- J'. ROBINSON, TWO TWO-HUNDREDTHS TO NORMAN PATRICK, TWO T'WO-I-IUNDREDTI-IS TO E. R.' COLLING'E;` THREE TWO-HUNDREDTHS TO CARL JOHNSON, THREE TWO-HUN,- DREDTHS TO WILLIAM FAUL, SIX TWO-HUNDREDTHS TO JOHN H. SCOTT, ONE TWO- HUNDREDTH TO G. G. FITZGERALD, TWO TWO-HUNDREDTHS TO L. DUNN, ONE TWO- HUNDREDTH TO LAURENCE OHLSON, TWO TWO-HUNDREDTHS TO G. D. LEAKE, FIVE TWO-HUNDREDTHS TO C. R. CARNAHAN, ONE TWO-HUNDREDTH TO BYRON FOULK- ROD, ONE TWO-HUNDREDTH TO ERNEST EMMONS, ONE TWO-HUNDREDTH TO PORTER SMITH, TWO TWO-HUNDREDTHS TO C. K. DUNN, ONE TWO-HUNDREDTH TO A. BAKER, TWO TWO-HUNDREDTHS T0 ROBERT HENN ELL, ONE TWO-HUNDREDTH TO AXEL E. ANDERSON, ONE TWO-HUNDREDTH TO W. W. PAUP, ONE TWO-HUNDREDTH TO T. M. MOELREE, THREE TWO-HUNDREDTHS TO LEON TORPY, TWO TWO-HUNDREDTHS TO MRS. DOM ROBINSON, TWO TWO-HUNDREDTHS TO MISS RUTH ROBINSON, ONE TWO- HUNDREDTH TO MRS. STELLA KELSEY, ONE TWO-HUNDREDTH TO ADELBERT l SYKES, ONE TWO-HUNDREDTH TO H. DANKS, ONE TWO-HUNDREDTH TO LLOYD SANFORD, ONE TWO-HUNDREDTH TO JOHN A. Si' OHN SON, TWO TWO-HNDREDTHS TO TOM EAUL, ONE TWO-HUNDREDTH TO WILLIAM BURTON, ONE TWO-HUNDREDTH TO WILLIAM NOEL, ONE TWO-HUNDREDTH TO F. H. MICHEAU,l TWO TWO-HUNDREDTHS TO WILLIAM SIMPKINS, TWO TWO-HUNDREDTHS TO NORMAN SIMPKINS, ONE TWO- HUNDREDTH TO HENRY BEARKLEL ONE TWO-HUNDREDTH TO JOE MICHEAU, TWO TWO-HUNDREDTHS TO GEORGE HART, ONE TWO-HUNDREDTH TO JOHN BLOCK, ONE TWO-HUNDREDTH TOC. A. DUNN, TWO TWO-HUNDREDTHS TO J'. KUHNS, ONE TWO- HUNDREDTH TO E. ECKBORG, AND ONE TWO-HUNDREDTH TO BESSIE L. SHORT.

RESILTENT WHEEL.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patent-@ail July Q), illil.

Application filed November 1, 1916. Serial No. 128,995.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, MELviN A. MYERS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Kane, in the county of McKean and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful mprovements in Resilient Vheels, of which the following is a specification.

rThe present invention has reference, generally, to resilient wheels.

The invention has for its principal object to provide a Wheel in which, the rim thereof will be resiliently supported, there-- Vby, permitting the same to absorb such view to compactness, and in which the number of parts are few, the construction simple, and the cost of production small.

Other andv further improvements and novel details in the construction and arrangement of parts will be appreciated from the description to follow, which, for a clear understanding of the invention should be considered in connectionwith the accompanying drawings," forming a part thereof and wherein a preferred embodiment of the invention is vshown for the purpose of illustration.

In the drawings:

Figure l is a fragmental side elevation of the improved wheel,

Fig. 2 is a fragmental longitudinal sectiontherethrough, v

Fig. 3 is a transverse section, and

Fig. 4 is a detail in perspective of the seat for the adjusting means.

Similar characters of reference are employed in all of the above described views,

-to indicate corresponding parts.

Referring now in detail to the Several @gures of the said drawings, the present 1inprovements are adapted to be used. in conjunction with the ordinary form of vehicle wheel, which includes a hubspokes and a rim. An` inner rim lisprovided and has arranged upon the outer peripheral face thereof, a plurality of spaced apart spring noted, that the said bolts are engaged with each of thel Springs, thereby, maintaining the same in proper position, irrespective of any strain w ic may be applied thereto.

An outer rim 6 is arran ed between the outer or free ends of the spring side strips 2 in spaced relation from the inner rim 1 an is preferabl formed of a suitable spring metal, there y, permitting the same to iex..

To provide means whereby the screwthreaded stud 3 of the sides 2 can berconnected to the outer rimG and the rigidity thereof adjusted to suit various conditions, the outer ends of the said. sides are received upon chairs 7, which are provided with anged portions 8, the flanged portions having suitable openings 9 therein, adapted to receive screws or the like, thus, providing means for securing the chairs to the rim 6. The opposite ends of the chairs, are rounded, as at 10 and as will be evident, afford means whereby the free ends of the sides 2 may be readily engaged therewith and moved thereover during adjustment. connected'with each pair of oppositely disposed screw threaded studs 3 and are received within pockets 12, formed in the chairs 7, the said pockets preventinglateral movement of the turn buckles with relation to the rim 6. By this means, upon rotating the turn buckles 11, the free ends of the spring sides 2 will be drawn to each other or moved apart, thus, increasing or decreasing the rigidity thereof andA permitting the wheel to be abjusted for various loads. To facilitate turnin of the turn buckles 11, portions of the sldes of the chairs 7 are cut away, as at 13, thereby, allowing a wrench or other turning implement to e engaged therewith.

As an additional cushioning means, a rubber or other similar form of cushion tire 14 is arranged about the peripheral surface of the outer rim 6 and` has portionsl thereof recessed as at 15, in orderthat the same may be arranged about the various turn buckles 11 and chairs 7 which are arranged upon the said outer rim 6. To brace the tire, a circular band 16 is disposed be- Turn buckles 11 are tween the tire and the outer rim 6, thereby, prevent-ing the collapsing or flexing of the tire at polnts adjacent the/recessed portions 15, and consequently preventing interference thereof with the turn lbuckles 11. If desired, the tire may be secured to the circular band 16, by means well known in this art, It is tobe noted, that off-setportions 17 are formed throughout the length of the band 16 and are so arranged asl to be received by the recessed portions 15 of the cushion tire. To secure the band 1 6 to the outer rim 6, bolts 18 are employed and .are passed through the said Aband and rim whereupon nuts are threaded on the ends thereof so that the band 16 maybe removed as will later appear. Side portions 19 are formed upon lthe tire 14 and extend to a point adjacent the inner marginal edge of the inner rim 1, whereupon, they are secured in position by means f metal bands 20. The bands 20 are secured in position by,

bolts 21, the inner ends of the bolts being engaged with a portion of the band 4 as shown in Fig. 3 and nuts being threaded on the outer ends of the bolts to permit removal of the, bands 20. In providing the side'portions`19, it will be apparent, that an additional securing means is afforded, th'us, re dering displacement of the tire 14 practica ly impossible during travel of the wheel. Furthermore, the side portions 19 also constitute an eflicient casing for preventing the accumulation of foreign matter between the spring sides 2, hence, assuring proper operation of the tire at all times.

The voperation of the invention may be reviewed as follows:

Assuming that' the wheel is in assembled position and it is desired to increase the rigidity of the construction, one of the securing bands 20 is removed, thereby, permitting the tire 14 and the band 16 to be also removed. A wrench or other suitable turning implement isnow engaged with the various turn buckles 11, which turn buckles are rotated, thereby causing the screw threaded studs Bof the spring sides 2 to be drawn toward each other, hence, increasing therigidity of the sides 2 and rendering the 'wheel adaptable for use upon vehicles em- To deployed for hauling heavy loads. crease the rigidity of the construction, the turn buckles Al1 are, obviously, counter-1'0- tated whereupon the rigidity of the spring sides 2 will be decreased and the same permitted to fiex under the weight of light within a wide range, without departingil from the essence of the invention, the construct-ion shown and the description based thereon being intended to be taken in an illustrative rather than a limiting sense.

I claim:

1. A spring ifwheel including inner and j outer rims, a plurality of springs on the inner rim having ends extending beyond the outer rim, and adjusting means connected with said ends for adjusting the tension of the springs.

2. A spring wheel including inner and outer rims, a plurality of circumferentially disposed resilient members mounted on the inner and outer rims said members having free ends, means for securing the resilient members to the inner rim, and adjusting means engaged with the free ends of the resilientmembers for increasing or decreasing the rigidity thereof.

K 3. A spring wheel including inner and outer rims, a plurality of circumferentially disposed springs mounted on the inner rim said springs having free ends in engage-4 ment with the outer rim, and turnbuckles engaged with the free ends of the springs whereby the rigidity thereof may be increased or decreased upon adjustment of the turnbuckles.

4. A spring wheel including inner and outer rims, a plurality of springs mounted on the said inner and outer rims the springs having freeends terminating adjacent to the outer rim, means for fixedly securing the springs to the inner rim, turnbuckles connected with the free ends of the springs whereby the tension of the springs may be regulated, and chairs arranged upon the outer rim for receiving the turnbuckles.

5. A spring wheel including inner and outer rims, a plurality of substantially U- shaped resilient members mounted on the inner and outer rims the resilient members having free ends and base portions, the base portions being secured to one of the rims, turnbuckles connected with the free ends of the resilient members whereby the tension thereof may be regulated, chairs having recesses for receiving the turnbuckles said recesses communicating with lateral passages, said passages permitting free access to said turnbuclrle and a tire arranged about said outer rim.

6. A spring wheel including inner and outer rims, a plurality of springs arranged on the inner rim having curved ends extending beyond the outer rim, chairs on the outer rim having curved ends for receiving the curved ends of the springs said chairs having recesses and passages, threaded studs secured to the ends of the springs, turnbuckles for the threaded studs adapted to be seated in the recesses of the chairs, said passage permitting free access to said turnbuckles, a resilient tire arranged on the outer rim, a supporting member for the tire arranged on the outer rim, said tire having side portions, and securing rings for the tire side portions.

7. A spring wheel including inner and outer rims, a plurality of springs including free ends and base portions the base portions being secured to the inner rim, chairs on the outer rim having curved portions for receiving the free ends of the springs, threaded studs on the ends of the springs, turnbuckles for engaging the threaded studs, a tire for the outer rim having side v outer rims, a plurality of springs on the inner rim having threaded studs extending beyond the outer rim, an adjusting means conneet/ed with said threaded studs for adjusting/the tension of said springs.

9. A spring wheel including inner and outer rims, a plurality of springs mounted on the inner rim and having free ends fitting upon said outer rim, said springs having threaded studs formed on their free ends, and turnbuckles engaged with said Vthreadedstuds whereby the tension of the springs may be increased or decreased upon the adjustment of the turnbuckles.

10. A spring wheel including inner and outer rims, a plurality of springs arranged on the inner rim having curved ends extending beyond the outer rim, chairs on the outer rim having curved ends for receiving the curved ends of the springs, said chairs having recesses and side passages, threaded studs secured to the ends of the said springs, turnbuckles for the threaded studs adapted to be seated in the recesses of the chairs, j

said passages permitting free access to said turnbuckles, a resilient tire positioned on the outer rim, a supporting member for the tire positioned on the outer rim, said tire having side portions, and securing rings for the tire side portions.

11. A spring wheel including inner and outer rims, a plurality of springs mounted upon the inner rim and having free ends fitting upon said outer rim, chairs positioned upon said outer rim, said chairs comprising bodies having lange portions extending thereroin for retaining the chairs upon said outei` rim, said chairs having rewithin said recesses, said side passages pei- 10 cesses formed 1n their bodies and s1de pas- :hitting 'free access to said turnbuckles.

Sages communicating with said recesses, In testimony whereof l aiix my signature turnbuckles engaged with the free ends of in presence of two Witnesses. said sp1-ings, whereby the tension of said MELVIN A MYERS springs may be increased o1' decreased upon the adjustment of the turnbuckles, said Witnesses:

springs bearing upon the bodies of said JOHN H. SCOTT, chairs and said turnbuckles positioned WM. A. FAUL. 

